Thai-Time

Near the top of the list, Thai locals love fireworks, Buddha, Playboy, and Sangsom. Not a bad combination, all be it a strange one. Sangsom is a sweet rum, but many locals refer to it as ‘Thai whiskey.’ Everyone from partying teenagers up to shady old men drink this stuff like it’s going out of style. What I’ve started referring to as “Thai-time” is when friendly locals invite me to join them in polishing off impractical volumes of Sangsom. What’s great is that the reverberated theme is always “just be happy.” Even the locals who know minimal English know this phrase and live by it. How simple and sweet is that? Thailand is awesome.